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Edgewater condominium owner Jim Jones sat through a candidate forum at Emanuel Congregation in late January, listening for who among the 10 candidates running for 48th…
When Paul Vallas was leading Chicago Public Schools in the mid-1990s, he held a memorable meeting with parents at Whitney Young High School.The session was going…
A former girls gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday in Will County to 96 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage gymnast about a decade ago,…
In dueling news conferences, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza clashed over whether the city’s benefits for police officers disabled by COVID-19 is…
The school community of the 13-year-old boy killed in the Sunday night shooting on I-57 mourned his death as classes resumed Tuesday.Few new details have emerged…
Students at Trinity International University’s Deerfield campus are entering their final months of in-person instruction at the evangelical Christian school, which announced Friday its intention to…
A ride-share driver was fatally shot and a male passenger injured in the Little Italy neighborhood on Monday night, according to Chicago police.The 31-year-old male driver…
Failed negotiations with the city of Waukegan, and alleged provocative action by a Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education member, prompted the family…
The Oak Brook village manager and a Village Board member are doubling down on their comments about Oakbrook Terrace collecting more than $275,000 from red-light camera…
A star witness in the criminal fraud trial of three former Outcome Health leaders spent Tuesday describing how he and his bosses allegedly deceived clients —…